2025 Training Clinics & Events
Field Clinics to be held at
1423 New County Road, Dayton, Me
Driving Directions
Water Clinic to be held at Brownfield Bog
Driving Directions
All Clinics on are Sunday, 8 AM Registration
February 2, 2025 - Chapter Annual Meeting
March 2, 2025 - Introduction to E-Collar Indoor Seminar
March 16, 2025 - Force Fetch Indoor Seminar
April 5,2025 - Gunner's Clinic
April 27, 2025 - Field Clinic Only
May 18, 2025 - Field Clinic w/ Water
June 22, 2025 - Field Clinic w/ Water
July 20, 2025 - Water Clinic Only at Brownfield Bog (Ducks Only)
August 10, 2025 - Pre-Test
August 23 & 24, 2025 - Test
September 21, 2025 - Field Clinic Only
What to Bring
Bird Order
The chapter will accept orders from current chapter members only. Non-members requesting birds for a clinic can purchase birds the day of the clinic on a first come, first serve basis. Non-members must be an International member of NAVHDA to attend a clinic and will be allowed to train one clinic per calendar year.
All participants at training clinics must be International members due to liability and insurance
Field Clinics to be held at
1423 New County Road, Dayton, Me
Driving Directions
Water Clinic to be held at Brownfield Bog
Driving Directions
All Clinics on are Sunday, 8 AM Registration
February 2, 2025 - Chapter Annual Meeting
March 2, 2025 - Introduction to E-Collar Indoor Seminar
March 16, 2025 - Force Fetch Indoor Seminar
April 5,2025 - Gunner's Clinic
April 27, 2025 - Field Clinic Only
May 18, 2025 - Field Clinic w/ Water
June 22, 2025 - Field Clinic w/ Water
July 20, 2025 - Water Clinic Only at Brownfield Bog (Ducks Only)
August 10, 2025 - Pre-Test
August 23 & 24, 2025 - Test
September 21, 2025 - Field Clinic Only
What to Bring
Bird Order
The chapter will accept orders from current chapter members only. Non-members requesting birds for a clinic can purchase birds the day of the clinic on a first come, first serve basis. Non-members must be an International member of NAVHDA to attend a clinic and will be allowed to train one clinic per calendar year.
All participants at training clinics must be International members due to liability and insurance
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2025 Test Entry and Rules
ENTRIES
Entries for the Spring test will be accepted on a first come-first served basis up until the week of the
test (August 18). Entries received after the test is filled will be placed on a waiting list.
Completed Entry forms, test fees, and NAVHDA member number are required in order for you to
reserve a spot in the test. Entries received without this information will be deferred until the
information is received with the exception of puppies from litters that have not yet been born or
registered.
Once the database is loaded and handlers/dogs are assigned a testing date, the members will be
notified of the running date, all further entries will be placed on the waiting list. If the handler cannot
make the date chosen, they will be placed at the bottom of the waiting list.
This process will provide the handlers that are on the waiting list an opportunity to apply for other
Chapter tests to hopefully confirm a running position.
There are now two methods to submit your test entries.
If you plan to use the NAVHDA Portal to submit a Test Entry, please ensure you review the tutorial on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBOJ7X6P4Yk
ELIGIBILITY
TEST FEE
The test entry fee can be mailed, payable to NES Chapter of NAVHDA, Inc. To reserve your place in a
test; both the entry form and fee must be received. If your entry form is received without payment,
your entry form will not be processed until payment is received.
Entry forms and fees paid by check should be mailed to the NES Chapter Test Secretary:
Linda Ewen 511 Birch Point Road, Wiscasset, ME 04578
NES Chapter Test Entry Fees:
Natural Ability -- $150
Utility Test -- $170
The Test Secretary will only process test entry forms; please do not send membership applications.
All membership applications need to be sent to Susan Doughty, NES Chapter Secretary, 13 Farrington Lane
New Gloucester ME 04260.
REFUNDS
No entry fees will be refunded except in the following situations:
(a) if an entry is filled with a replacement entry
(b) for a medical condition backed up by a doctor’s or veterinarian’s note
(c) for entries on the waiting list for which no room was found in a test
If a handler/dog pulls from the test, their replacement, taken from the waiting list, will be placed at the
bottom of the running order for that day.
FORMS
The test entry form can be found on the Member Portal or via the NAVHDA website.
Member Portal:
NAVHDA.org – go to Sign up-- Login -- Enter 6-digit NAVHDA Number with leading zeros and
password
Once in the Member Portal, select Test Entry Form and follow the prompts.
Printed Form:
The current link is:
https://www.navhda.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Test-Entry-Form-2025-01.pdf
ENTRIES
Entries for the Spring test will be accepted on a first come-first served basis up until the week of the
test (August 18). Entries received after the test is filled will be placed on a waiting list.
Completed Entry forms, test fees, and NAVHDA member number are required in order for you to
reserve a spot in the test. Entries received without this information will be deferred until the
information is received with the exception of puppies from litters that have not yet been born or
registered.
Once the database is loaded and handlers/dogs are assigned a testing date, the members will be
notified of the running date, all further entries will be placed on the waiting list. If the handler cannot
make the date chosen, they will be placed at the bottom of the waiting list.
This process will provide the handlers that are on the waiting list an opportunity to apply for other
Chapter tests to hopefully confirm a running position.
There are now two methods to submit your test entries.
- The NAVHDA Member Portal
- Mail to the address listed below.
If you plan to use the NAVHDA Portal to submit a Test Entry, please ensure you review the tutorial on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBOJ7X6P4Yk
ELIGIBILITY
- Owners (or at least one owner of co-owned dogs) and any handler must be current NAVHDA
- International members in order to enter into a test and run a dog
- No handler may run more than 2 dogs in a test
- All dogs must be registered with NAVHDA. Only the dog registered for a test will be able to
- participate. No substitutions will be allowed
TEST FEE
The test entry fee can be mailed, payable to NES Chapter of NAVHDA, Inc. To reserve your place in a
test; both the entry form and fee must be received. If your entry form is received without payment,
your entry form will not be processed until payment is received.
Entry forms and fees paid by check should be mailed to the NES Chapter Test Secretary:
Linda Ewen 511 Birch Point Road, Wiscasset, ME 04578
NES Chapter Test Entry Fees:
Natural Ability -- $150
Utility Test -- $170
The Test Secretary will only process test entry forms; please do not send membership applications.
All membership applications need to be sent to Susan Doughty, NES Chapter Secretary, 13 Farrington Lane
New Gloucester ME 04260.
REFUNDS
No entry fees will be refunded except in the following situations:
(a) if an entry is filled with a replacement entry
(b) for a medical condition backed up by a doctor’s or veterinarian’s note
(c) for entries on the waiting list for which no room was found in a test
If a handler/dog pulls from the test, their replacement, taken from the waiting list, will be placed at the
bottom of the running order for that day.
FORMS
The test entry form can be found on the Member Portal or via the NAVHDA website.
Member Portal:
NAVHDA.org – go to Sign up-- Login -- Enter 6-digit NAVHDA Number with leading zeros and
password
Once in the Member Portal, select Test Entry Form and follow the prompts.
Printed Form:
The current link is:
https://www.navhda.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Test-Entry-Form-2025-01.pdf
- Fill out the test entry form and mail it to the Test Secretary. Please ensure all information you enter on the test entry form is accurate. This information is used to fill out the Judges’ cards and to send final results to NAVHDA International
- All names, whether dog or human, need to be their registered (with NAVHDA) name
- The NAVHDA dog registration number is your dog’s NAVHDA number that is on the
- Registration Certificate Pedigree you received from NAVHDA. If your dog is not registered, then do so by contacting the main office at (847) 253-6488 or email [email protected]
- Your NAVHDA member number is located on the mailing label just above your name on the Versatile Hunting Dog Magazine. You can also locate both of these numbers online on the NAVHDA site.
- The form must be filled out completely and mailed to the NES Chapter Test Secretary